This summer’s warm, wet weather, a migration of bugs from up north and generally better reporting methods have led to a surge in Lyme disease across central Wisconsin.

The existence of chronic Lyme disease is an issue of sharp debate within the medical community. Many doctors are concerned with the potential dangers associated with the prolonged and intensive use of oral and intravenous antibiotics (the recommended treatment for chronic Lyme disease), such as blood clots and life threatening infections. A new study attempts to determine how often chronic Lyme disease is actually being diagnosed and treated.

With incidence of Lyme disease on the rise in the state of Maine, a new nonprofit organization has a mission to educate the public and raise awareness about the tick-borne disease.

Question: I recently received a tick bite while hiking through a wooded area. I noticed the tick the next morning and pulled it out.